Paphiopedilum appletonianum
A mottled-leaf slipper orchid from eastern Indochina and Hainan that grows in humus and leaf litter on steep, wet granite slopes and in damp canyons near waterfalls, at about 700–2000 m. It flowers in spring (March–May), producing a single tall-stemmed flower with long, twisted, pink-tipped petals. In cultivation it wants cool-intermediate temperatures, moderate shade, high humidity and a drier winter.
Where it grows wild
Terrestrial in humus and leaf litter in wet forest on steep granite slopes and in damp river canyons near waterfalls; occasionally on mossy boulders or low on trees.
Literature gives 700–2000 m. Our 11 records with an elevation span 1000–1850 m, median 1600 m.
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